Tyson Gillies | Outfielder

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Padres signed OF Tyson Gillies to a minor league contract.

The 26-year-old spent the past five seasons in the Phillies organization, slashing .214/.270/.289 with a pair of homers and 10 RBI in 43 games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2014. He'll add organizational depth for the Padres. Fri, Feb 27, 2015 07:19:00 PM

They removed him from the 40-man roster a couple weeks ago, and now Gillies is out of the organization altogether. With Gillies no longer around, Phillippe Aumont is the lone player the Phillies acquired in the 2009 trade of Cliff Lee who is still in the organization. Gillies, 25, has batted just .214/.270/.289 at Triple-A this season. Sun, Jun 22, 2014 01:14:00 PM

Phillies sent OF Tyson Gillies outright to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Gillies is now off the 40-man roster but cleared waivers and will remain in the organization. The speedy outfielder is batting just .217/.281/.304 at Lehigh Valley this season. Fri, Jun 6, 2014 02:29:00 PM

Phillies recalled OF Tyson Gillies from Double-A Reading.

One of the fastest players in the minors, Gillies batted .299/.369/.440 with four homers and nine steals over three levels this season. He also served a suspension for violating team rules. He could move up to Triple-A next season. Fri, Oct 5, 2012 09:31:00 AM

Depth Charts

According to Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Christian Bethancourt was recently clocked at 97 mph while facing live hitters in Arizona.

Bethancourt has also been developing a changeup as he prepares to work as a pitcher in the Panama Winter League. The 25-year-old made two relief appearances for the Padres in 2016 and looked pretty good, allowing just one hit over 1 2/3 shutout innings. He hasn't hit well enough to establish himself as a reliable major league catcher, so the Friars will stretch this experiment and try to catch lightning in a bottle with Bethancourt's big arm.

Jabari Blash (finger) has been shut down for the rest of the 2016 season.

Blash has been sidelined by a sprained left middle finger since mid-August. He will rest his injured digit for the next 4-6 weeks. The Padres hope he will be able to play at some point during winter ball. In 71 at-bats with the major league team this season, the 27-year-old outfielder hit just .169/.298/.324 with three homers and five RBI.

The Padres announced Saturday that Jarred Cosart underwent successful surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow.

The bone spur in his elbow caused Cosart to miss his final two starts of the regular season. He'll be sidelined for the next six weeks before he's able to resume throwing. The club believes that he'll be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of spring training.

Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union Tribune reports that Colin Rea underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Thursday.

The Padres had been hopeful that he would be able to avoid going under the knife through rest and rehab, but Rea felt renewed discomfort after a throwing session earlier this week. He'll miss the entire 2017 season and hopes to be ready for the start of the 2018 campaign.

Capps, who was acquired from the Marlins in the Andrew Cashner trade, missed the entire 2016 season following Tommy John surgery in March. He's reportedly ahead of schedule in his rehab and could be ready for the start of next season.